“Ah, well, you see. I’ve always had the ability to see the future of my descendants. You could call it the power to see history. I can glimpse a little of each descendant’s future.”
“R-really?”
“Not everything. Just fragments… really small pieces. And some descendants I can’t see at all.”
Being told so casually that she was supposed to be dead made Ilza extremely curious.
“You’re saying I’m supposed to be dead?”
“Ah, weren’t you attacked by someone on the day of the entrance exam?”
“…Ah.”
“Yes, I thought you were attacked, but why were you saved?”
“Ah, the Proxy saved me.”
“…The Proxy? Ah, him. But, no, that future shouldn’t have…”
“Um, do you know who it is?”
“Ah, it’s Golza Lagler, isn’t it? The Proxy.”
“Eh? No, that’s definitely not him. I can say that for sure.”
“Eh? But… that’s how I saw it…”
“……”
(Is this ghost okay? She showed up all mysterious, but she’s completely off the mark!)
“Hmm… If it’s not Golza, then… Alza?”
“No, my sister was on security duty at the exam site that day, so it’s not her.”
“Ah, I see. Ah! I got it! It’s Elza, right?”
“No, Mother was sketching roses with Father that day.”
“Eh!? Then who is it?”
“Um, you don’t have to force yourself to guess…”
“Ah, okay, I’ll stop. But it’s strange. Has history started to bend here?”
“Can you really see history?”
“Until now, yes. No future could be changed. But now that I’m in this state, even if I wanted to teach someone, no one would notice.”
“I see…”
“And… even if you know history, it doesn’t change anything. It’s the force of historical correction, you might say. Everyone is forced to follow a predetermined path. That’s how I interpret time.”
“Huh…”
“That’s why it’s strange. I thought you were already captured and killed by the Heavenly Realm. And yet, the Proxy saved you.”
“Ah, right…”
(This person seems to know something important, but everything she says is so off the mark that I can’t take her seriously!)
“Ah, um… Do you know the future of Zero Lagler?”
“Zero Lagler? Ah, that poor child. Stillborn, wasn’t he?”
“No, he’s alive and well, doing his summer homework.”
“Ah…, what!?”
(Maybe I shouldn’t have listened after all…)
“……I see. Something interesting might be happening here.”
“Uh, wh-what?”
“Ah, I’ve always wanted to change history, you see. Originally, the Lagler family was supposed to end with you. Everyone dies—no, more like the world itself gets destroyed.”
“Wha—!?”
“But it seems someone’s altering the history even I couldn’t change. Maybe… it’s the Proxy?”
“The Proxy…?”
“I thought your father might be the Proxy, but apparently not. No offense to my descendants, but he doesn’t have that kind of power.”
“W-wait! What do you mean the world gets destroyed?!”
“Ah, right. We’re running out of time. I’ll tell you everything I know.”
“R-running out of time…?”
“My time. This ghostly form of mine is about to vanish. My magic’s running out. But… I’m glad I got to meet you at the end.”
The spectral girl let out a faint fufu laugh. For a moment, her smile reminded me a little of my sister.
“I don’t know the details either. But if you wish to save the world… follow after God Arcadia.”
“God Arcadia…?”
“The god who fought the Six Great Gods. Follow the mystery of that god.”
“…Is it really true? That the world will be destroyed?”
“I don’t know. History’s begun moving in a big way. I could see it, but I couldn’t change it. My interpretation? A being capable of altering the great flow of history suddenly appeared in this world.”
“Then… the Proxy—”
“You should chase that lead too. Looking at your face, I can tell. There’s something—or someone—more important to you than yourself, isn’t there?”
“Yes. My brother.”
“Ah, is that so? Like… romantically?”
“D-don’t get the wrong idea!! It’s not like that! I just want to keep him under my control, that’s all!!”
“This little sister’s a handful, huh?”
“Can you tell fortunes?”
“It’s not fortune-telling. That’s not my ability.”
“Then look at my brother for me!”
“…Well, I could… No, sorry. No matter how many times I look, your brother is supposed to be dead. He shouldn’t even have been born.”
“Brother… I can’t imagine a world without him.”
“Then protect it. That world of yours… You’re a special girl. I’m sure you’ll be the key to saving everything.”
“Is that a fortune?”
“Not a fortune. Just a hunch. I’m basing it on the future I saw and the look on your face now. You’re making quite the expression—in the future I know, you died with a stone-cold face, no regrets at all. Like you had nothing precious to lose.”
“Brother…”
“He means that much to you?”
“Yes.”
“Is he… cool?”
“Well, decently, I guess.”
“Heeh… Before I disappear, mind if I take a look at this brother of yours?”
“He’s at home.”
“Then I won’t make it in time. I’ll vanish before then. Come here—let me touch your head. That’ll let me see him.”
“O-okay. Go ahead… Just don’t fall for him, alright? He’s too cool, and I’ve already got enough bugs swarming him lately.”
“Ah, yeah. The difference between you now and the you I know is so stark it’s kinda jarring.”
The translucent girl placed her hand on Ilza’s head. Instantly, memories came flooding into her mind.
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[Big bro! Big bro!]
[Hm? What is it?]
[Why do you work out, big bro?]
[That’s simple—to look cool.]
[Wooow! Lemme see your muscles!]
[Heh, fine.]
Five-year-old Zero stood shirtless in front of his little sister. His upper body was ridiculously ripped for his age.
(Huh? This kid’s FIVE?! FIVE?!)
[Waaah! Big bro’s muscles are SO COOL!!!]
[I can take it one step further.]
With a bwoom, Zero suddenly bulked up, his muscles swelling to twice their size.
(WHAAAAAT?! WHAT IS THIS KID?! WHAT IS HE?! THIS IS TERRIFYING! SERIOUSLY, WHAT THE—?!)
[WAAAAH!!! SO COOOOL!]
[Take a good look. You won’t see muscles this beautiful even in hell.]
[Big bro’s the COOLEST!!]
[YEAH!!]
[Me too! Hnnngh!!! Hnnngh!! Uuugh! Can’t do it!]
[Adorable.]
[You’re really amazing! Big bro, what are you?]
[You already know, don’t you?]
[I know! You’re MY big bro!]
[Heheh.]
(Aha. This guy’s the source of history’s shift. I don’t know what happened, but it’s definitely him. No doubt.)
[——So… You’ve been watching me for a while now, haven’t you? You.]
The fully-muscled, enlarged Zero’s eyes snapped toward the transparent girl observing the memory.
“GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!”
“Hey, don’t just scream out of nowhere! You scared me!”
“I’M THE ONE WHO’S SCARED HERE?! WHAT IS THAT?! THAT’S NOT MY DESCENDANT! THAT’S A MONSTER! A MUSCLE MONSTER!”
“Big Bro is pretty confident in his muscles, I hear.”
“But that doesn’t explain—why do you like him?! Isn’t he terrifying?!”
“Well… A lot happened in the past. I went through a rough phase. Back then, he was the only one who scolded me properly.”
“Huh. Sounds complicated. Ah—sorry, time’s almost up. Anyway, the world, the family’s end, the worst future… Eh, it’ll probably be fine.”
“W-wait, that’s way too casual all of a sudden!”
“This ruin’s basically just a device to sustain my ghostly form. That’s why I’ve been stuck here. I’ve been trying to change history by telling descendants the truth about the world, but… Wow, what a waste of time. If there’s a muscle freak like that around, you should’ve said so sooner! With him in the picture, of course things’d change!”
“Seriously, you’re being way too casual!! At least explain the ruins properly! I came here for a school project, remember?! I can’t take notes if you rush like this!!”
“Nah, it’s fine. Yeah, totally. That guy’s a straight-up monster. I can pass on in peace now! Later!”
With a fwaaaaah, the translucent girl vanished. And just like that, Ilza was left behind, utterly bewildered.
“…But I will protect Big Bro. I couldn’t care less about the world, but I’d hate to miss out on our honeymoon. So I guess I’ll save the world as a side project.”
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